NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency’s missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award, selected...
NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency’s Office of...
Far from being on the decline, ransomware is a ‘rapidly evolving threat,’ with a rising number of attacks and new extortion tactics In a 2020 report titled “The Rise and Rise of Ransomware,” Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) found that while financial institutions remain resilient to ransomware attacks, they are not immune...
The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that if you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles. If he added that too much information about your enemy can be overwhelming, history does not record that. Knowing the enemy is no less important to the security operations centers (SOCs) at financial organizations than to Han Dynasty...
Through constant joint information sharing and pre-emptive defense groupthink, the financial services industry is uniting to diffuse data-theft fallout. In late 2020, cybersecurity firm Checkpoint reported that India had ranked second for ransomware threats globally, and Sri Lanka was third. However, a study by US-based Temple University found only 28 reported...
Carrie Mae Weems is one of the most influential artists of our time. The MacArthur Genius award winner, best known for her photography and video work examining history, identity, class and culture, teamed up with 10 arts and cultural organizations across four cities in two of the Southern states hit hardest by COVID-19 in order to aid Black and brown communities...
FS-ISAC has announced that ransomware and supply chain attacks, as well as a resurgence of banking trojans and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, are the top cybersecurity threats to financial institutions across the APAC region. FS-ISAC’s 2021 Cyber Trends and Threats Review shows current strategic trends in financial services and cybersecurity and offers...
At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life. What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly didn’t make the connection when he was pursuing a master’s in civil engineering. Not at first. Then his professor pointed him...
Illustrations by Christopher Parker.Grieving inside a total institution. by E.J. June 27, 2023 ABOLITION WEEK I was not yet 27 years old, and I had already been in prison for nearly a decade, estranged from my family and friends on the outside. As a teenager, I was thrown into this world and had no choice but to learn to assimilate. Every breath I took was with the...
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Calls on States, Districts, & Higher Ed Institutions to Address Nationwide Teacher Shortage & Bolster Student Recovery with American Rescue Plan Funds. The National Music Council applauds US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on his call to use American Rescue Plan funds to bolster student recovery. NMC encourages...